What is Phone Scam ? Tips to Avoid Telemarketing Fraud

According to Federal Trade Commission(FTC), Telemarketing fraud is a crime. Telemarketing calls seems to be a growing occurrence. Some of the most phone scams are sweepstakes frauds , lottery frauds, loan fraud, buying club memberships, and credit card scams.

Fraudulent telemarketers will try to reach you in several ways. They say anything and target everyone to try to cheat people out of money. It’s hard find the the difference between reputable telemarketers and criminals who use the phone to rob people. Check out the FTC 3-min video on telemarketing scams and how to avoid them